
Siemens takes over Building Robotics
The Siemens Building Technologies Division is expanding its portfolio of smart building solutions with the acquisition of Building Robotics Inc, a provider of workplace apps.

The Siemens Building Technologies Division is expanding its portfolio of smart building solutions with the acquisition of Building Robotics Inc, a provider of workplace apps.

Bystronic acquires 70 percent of the shares in Antil S.p.A. The majority stake in the Italian specialist for automated sheet metal production is intended to deepen the existing technology and service offering in the automation sector.
Dassault Systèmes and Granta Design are working together to provide materials knowledge. The aim is to support innovative product development teams in making more informed decisions about the materials used in product development.

Regional trade fair in Leipzig
On 12 and 13 September, All about automation Leipzig will take place for the fourth time as a regionally oriented trade fair specializing in industrial automation in and for Central Germany.

New Head of Sales and Marketing
Thomas Borst, is retiring from his active role as Managing Director Sales and Marketing of the ebm-papst Group on June 30, 2018 after 18 very successful years.
Simulation of handling solutions
As part of an OEM partnership, Siemens PLM Software and Schunk want to radically simplify the entry into the world of simulation of handling solutions.
Exhibitors and organizers agree that Automatica 2018 was a complete success! And the figures prove it: The focus on robotics and automation in networked production attracted over 46,000 trade visitors to Munich.
The ebm-papst Group is continuing its global growth trajectory. The family-owned company closed the past 2017/18 financial year with a turnover of 2.043 billion euros.
Continental is expanding its AI network by cooperating with the German Research Institute for Artificial Intelligence (DFKI).

On 12 September 2018, a regional trade fair for process control systems, measurement and control technology will take place in Ludwigshafen (Friedrich-Ebert-Halle), organized by the trade fair company Meorga.

Global sales of industrial robots reached a new record of 380,550 units in 2017. This is an increase of 29% compared to the previous year (2016: 294,300 units). China recorded the highest growth in demand for industrial robots with an increase of 58%.

World Cup competition at Rutronik24
World Cup fever at Rutronik24: Since the start of the World Cup in Russia, users of the e-commerce platform at www.rutronik24.com/game have been able to shoot at the virtual goal wall once a day.

The latest hazardous materials cabinet V-MOVE-90 with innovative vertical pull-out from asecos was awarded the German Innovation Awards in the "Business to Business" competition class in the Chemical Industry category.
Digitalization in plant and mechanical...
ABB and Rittal announce the global expansion of their strategic cooperation: The two partners intend to jointly offer pioneering data center solutions for the implementation of reliable IT systems close to plants and machines.
Screwdriving tool specialist Wera presents its new catalog and a completely redesigned website. The Tool Rebels offer entertaining entertainment and useful information.

Industrial connectivity and automation
Weidmüller has acquired the majority of shares in GTI-control mbH and GTI-process AG. These will continue to operate under the name Weidmüller GTI Software GmbH.